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Part of a tombstone
(جزء من شاهدة قبر)

Title	Part of a tombstone
Title Original	جزء من شاهدة قبر
Publication Date:	Late 4th-5th/11th century
Publication Place	- Royal Museum, National Museum of Scotland NMS
Subject	Engraved marble.
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الطول: 22.86 سم؛ العرض: 23.5 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	A.1936.501
Record ID	object;ISL;uk;Mus03;2;ar
Library Location	Royal Museum, National Museum of Scotland NMS
Date	Late 4th-5th/11th century
Notes	Part of a semi-square tombstone, the lower part of which has been broken. The central part is occupied by four lines inscribed in lush Kufic script and the remains of a fifth line below them, framed by a narrow band of split palm leaf scrolls. The phrase “In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful” appears in the first line, and the basmalah is usually followed by the name of the deceased and the date of death, although the text is not yet read well. Although orthodox Islam prohibits the removal of graves, most Islamic societies transcend this rule, and it has become a custom among Shiites to place a headstone on the grave.
Sample Text	Ulrike Al-Khamis “Fragment of a tombstone” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus03;2;ar

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Part of a tombstone

(جزء من شاهدة قبر)

Publication Date Late 4th-5th/11th century

Publication Place - Royal Museum, National Museum of Scotland NMS

Subject Engraved marble.

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الطول: 22.86 سم؛ العرض: 23.5 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID A.1936.501

Record ID object;ISL;uk;Mus03;2;ar

Library Location Royal Museum, National Museum of Scotland NMS

Date Late 4th-5th/11th century

Notes Part of a semi-square tombstone, the lower part of which has been broken. The central part is occupied by four lines inscribed in lush Kufic script and the remains of a fifth line below them, framed by a narrow band of split palm leaf scrolls. The phrase “In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful” appears in the first line, and the basmalah is usually followed by the name of the deceased and the date of death, although the text is not yet read well. Although orthodox Islam prohibits the removal of graves, most Islamic societies transcend this rule, and it has become a custom among Shiites to place a headstone on the grave.

Sample Text Ulrike Al-Khamis “Fragment of a tombstone” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus03;2;ar